Kimball Power Electronics Projects

Dr. Kimball was a founder of SmartSpark Energy Systems, which became SolarBridge Technologies. In 2008, he ceased to have a regular, day-to-day relationship with SBT but continued on in a consulting role through 2014, when SBT was acquired by SunPower.

The Missouri S&T Satellite Team is currently building a satellite in two parts, MR SAT and MRS SAT. This is a microsatellite, significantly larger than a CubeSat but small enough to fit on a table top. KPE is building the electric power system, or rather, the power conversion portion of the EPS. This consists of: … Read more

ITW Military GSE, located in Palmetto, FL, manufactures ground support equipment for military aircraft. A typical GSE unit supplies pre-conditioned air (to cool the avionics) and power (either 400 Hz or 270 V dc) so that the aircraft systems can run without the engine. KPE worked on both the main power converter and a variable … Read more